Merthyr Tydfil’s Cyfarthfa Park has been voted the best park in Wales by the public.

The park came out on top in the public vote for the Fields in Trust’s UK’s Best Park 2019.

The nomination identified Cyfarthfa Park as a park for people of all ages and interests the park’s sensory garden and meadow lands were highlighted for providing “a haven of tranquillity”.

It also describes the woodland walks being a delight for dog walkers and nature lovers and says it is “a park for all”.

The UK’s Best Park vote is organised by green space charity Fields in Trust.

A record 364 nominations were received for UK’s Best Park 2019, of which 24 were in Wales.

Those nominations were supported by park users, communities, friends of parks groups and landowners.

A total of 36,832 votes were cast for parks and green spaces across the UK and the results for across the UK will be announced on September 12.

Cyfarthfa Park also joins Bute Park in Cardiff, Parc Cae Ddol in Ruthin, and Roath Park in Cardiff in achieving “much-loved” status as they were placed in the top 20% of all the UK’s Best Park 2019 nominations throughout the UK.